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Discover 5,768 Charitable activities charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

5,768
Charities
£8,949,407,421
Total Income
£1,444,618
Avg Income
96.7%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

The Manifold Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The purpose of the Charity is to make grants to such charitable causes as the Trustee sees fit. Grants are made only to other charities and it has been the practice to consider applications periodically throughout the year. Since 31 January 2013 the Trustee no longer considers unsolicited applications from third parties.

Latest Income: £844,120
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Haringey Law Centre

Charitable activities

Haringey Law Centre provides specialist legal services in all social welfare law areas.

Latest Income: £842,278
Areas of Operation: Enfield
Status: Registered
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The J J Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making

Latest Income: £842,007
Areas of Operation: Italy
Status: Registered
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The Rayne Trust

Charitable activities

The Trust's mandate is to understand and engage with the needs of both UK and Israeli society and help address these needs through making grants to support 1) enlarging sympathies, 2) reduced exclusion, 3) reduced conflict in society and 4) new productive relationships.

Latest Income: £838,708
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Nottingham Law Centre Limited

Charitable activities

Provision of legal advice and representation on social welfare law.

Latest Income: £829,996
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Gold Hill Church Trust

Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

The objects of the Trust are to advance the Christian faith & to exercise Christian charity by making grants to:1. Gold Hill Baptist Church & to other Christian organisations whose purpose is only the advance of the Christian faith, &2. Recognised charities engaged in the relief of illness, poverty or concerned with moral or spiritual welfare.

Latest Income: £827,914
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Santander UK Foundation Limited

Charitable activities

Grantmaking to UK charities working within the published charitable priorities of the Santander Foundation.

Latest Income: £824,795
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bridlington Club For Young People

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfare

The club premises are situate in an officially recognised deprived ward in the town. It provides recreational sporting and social opportunities for young people in Bridlington and the surrounding area under an open access policy.

Latest Income: £823,160
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Isle Of Wight Branch

Charitable activities, Environment

Animal welfare & rescue charity, providing a safe secure enviroment for all types of animals including wildlife until such time as they can be rehomed or successfully returned to the wild.In addition supplying advice on animal care and also welfare grants to eligible members of the public.

Latest Income: £818,691
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of Wells Cathedral

Associations, Charitable activities, Religion

Grant making to Cathedral Chapter & Departments. Membership activities such as talks and outings.

Latest Income: £817,927
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Christian Science Trust In Great Britain

Charitable activities, Research

Makes grants to organisations.

Latest Income: £817,719
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Barnes Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Leisure, Social welfare

A grant-making charitable trust for the benefit of residents of Barnes, the objects of which are the relief of poverty, relief for the elderly, the relief of distress and sickness, the provision of facilities for recreation and leisure and education. The Walsingham Lodge Trust, a subsidiary charity, houses older Barnes residents who are in need of sheltered accommodation.

Latest Income: £811,383
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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The Baker's Benevolent Society

Charitable activities, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

Provides Welfare and Care to the retired members, and their dependants, of the Baking Industry and its Allied Trades through provision of Sheltered Housing, Domiciliary Care and charitable grants and pensions.

Latest Income: £809,933
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Youth Association

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support

Provision of youth work and support for volunteer and voluntary sector youth workers. Promotion and advocacy of young people's participation. Provision of information, advice and guidance for young people.

Latest Income: £805,439
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Greenwich Carers Centre

Associations, Charitable activities, Social care, Social welfare

We offer a range of services for all adult carers and the people they care for in and around the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Our facilities at The Stables SE7 provide a hub for carers and those needing support; offering respite, advocacy, emotional support, social activities, information and advice. We work with statutory partners to involve carers in strategic and developmental decisions.

Latest Income: £796,565
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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The Rothermere Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

Supporting Phd students from Memorial University of Newfoundland to continue their education in the UK, supporting Rothermere American Institute, Oxford, other grant making

Latest Income: £785,266
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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St Anthony's Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

Invests in facilities which are rented to organisations operating as bio-dynamic agricultural farms and training centres. Also makes grants to organisations operating within this sphere.

Latest Income: £781,037
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Stand Against Racism & Inequality

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Society

To tackle racism and inequalities for people with protected characteristics.To promote equality of opportunity and to foster good relations.Public education on racism and inequalities.To support any person or a member of his/her family suffering inequalities because of one or more protected characteristic.

Latest Income: £774,885
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Huntingdon Foundation Limited

Charitable activities, Education, Religion

The principal activity of the company was that of a charity, with particular reference to the establishment and continued support of Jewish schools.To achieve the objects, the charity uses its income to make charitable donations and grants to Jewish schools, other educational organisations and other charities.

Latest Income: £772,445
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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Royal Automobile Club Foundation For Motoring Limited

Charitable activities

THE ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB FOUNDATION FOR MOTORING IS A TRANSPORT POLICY AND RESEARCH ORGANISATION WHICH EXPLORES ISSUES RELATING TO ROADS AND THEIR USERS. THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHES INDEPENDENT AND AUTHORITATIVE RESEARCH WITH WHICH IT PROMOTES INFORMED DEBATE AND ADVOCATES POLICY IN THE INTEREST OF THE RESPONSIBLE MOTORIST. .

Latest Income: £772,412
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The League Of Worthing Hospitals And Community Friends

Associations, Charitable activities, Facilities, Health

The object of the League is to relieve patients of the Worthing Hospitals and to support the work of the said Hospitals by the provision of medical equipment and facilities for the benefit of patients, staff and visitors. The League runs a shop, a trolley shop and cafe at Worthing Hospital as part of its primary charitable activites.

Latest Income: £764,368
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Allen Lane Foundation

Charitable activities

Grant-making Trust

Latest Income: £761,210
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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New Life Church Congleton

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Health, Housing, Religion, Social welfare

Church services; Christian courses and events; youth work; children's work; pre-school; coffee shop and bookshop; counselling; operation of community centre; schools' work; community work; assisting homeless people; weddings and funerals; support for overseas missionaries and aid workers; assisting people with addictions; providing food parcels and furniture for the destitute.

Latest Income: £751,326
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Street Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

make grants to individuals and organisations involved with children/young people with adisability/special needs.

Latest Income: £750,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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H C D Memorial Fund

Charitable activities, Environment, Housing

Making grants for charitable purposes at home and overseas, primarily towards the relief of human need, and including projects which aim to mitigate the effects of Climate Change

Latest Income: £749,231
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many charitable activities charities are there in the UK?

There are 5,768 registered charitable activities charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the charitable activities charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of charitable activities charities?

Charitable activities charities reported a combined annual income of £8.9bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for charitable activities charities?

Across all charitable activities charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 96.7%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of charitable activities charities?

Charitable activities charities have an average annual income of £1.4m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.